Hey, this is a new idea of mine, came to me in the middle of form yesterday morning!
So anyways, as usual I should point out that I do not own any of -man, and therefore the characters do not belong to me! Bumber? I KNOW! Grrrr!
So go a head and read, and if you feel the need to review please do!


2.

Komui dropped the phone. Reever, who had been waiting for the call to end so he could force the supervisor back into work, dashed forwards and hung up before turning back to the eastern man. He appeared to be in shock.
"What is it?" he questioned, beginning to worry that something had gone wrong. There was a long pause before Komui finally seemed to find his vocal chords, although they did not want to cooperate from the sound of it.
"…get Lenalee, Lavi and Kanda in here…" he croaked "NOW!" The last work came as a shriek, and Reever flinched before retreating out of the office, in search of the aforementioned exorcists.

Lenalee was eating her breakfast in the cafeteria with Lavi and Kanda. Allen was still absent on the same mission he had been the last three months. The whole order felt empty without the smiling albino around the corner, keeping everyone's hopes up with his calm and cheerful disposition. Jerry the cook was missing his favourite customer, and Lavi was obviously bored out of his mind, taking his restlessness out on a certain grouchy samurai. Geez, even Kanda's been acting up! His become even more distant and spends the majority of his time in his room! Lenalee thought.

Of course some of the stupider finders rejoiced in the sudden long term departure of her friend.
"After all…" they would whisper when they thought they would not be overheard "who wants a Noah so close to home?" Lenalee knew that Allen was aware of these feelings in those who did not know him well enough. Every time someone directed a hateful look at him, made such a remark in his presence, or simply, without reserve, downright rejected him, she, along with Lavi and Kanda, could see a small piece of him die behind the happy, smiling facade that had become his mask over the last half a year. He just hasn't been himself ever since those lowlifes from central branded him a traitor in front of the whole order; his home, his family, his friends.

Her brother, Komui, had done everything within his power to reduce Allen's suffering. Even going so far as allowing only the finder, Toma, out of all the others, accompany him on missions, as he knew Allen personally as a friend. He also made sure other exorcists were assigned to his missions, so as the presence of the stalker Link was less noticeable. All of Allen's friend could tell, out of all the changes, being supervised 24/7 was getting on his last nerve. Allen had always been kind and friendly, but he had always been big about privacy, others' and his own.

She and Lavi were only half way through their meals and Kanda was about to leave, when Reever entered the room. Catching Lenalee's eyes, he stumbled over to their table, and, gasping for breath, eventually managed to get the meaning behind his gasps and gestures across.
"…Komui…NOW...office…central…go…"
Assuring the scientist, Lenalee and Lavi left their half eaten meals and ran off to Komui's office to see what was wrong. Kanda also left after Reever gave him a look which clearly stated he should follow.

"What do you think is wrong?" Lenalee pondered as they sprinted towards the elevator.
"Well, from what I understood of Reever's 'speech' earlier, I'd say he got a call from central, and the news wasn't good." Lavi summarised after they had stopped to wait for the contraption to arrive. Kanda skulked up behind them
"Che. Central is bad news." He stated.

When the trio finally got to the office they received two shocks. First the door was open, and second Komui was sitting at his desk…awake! He also looked pale, and his eyes were red-rimmed.

"What is it brother?" Lenalee asked, rushing to his side.

"Lenalee," he croaked, a single tear slid down his cheek and dripped from his chin to the scientist coat, staining the stiff white material. Lavi and Kanda stood still in the doorway, unsure of what to do.

"Brother, what happened?" Lenalee was becoming desperate, but Komui seemed to pull his emotions under control, at least for the time being.

"Shut the door and sit down." He ordered the males, his expression now blank, although his cheeks remained wet. Kanda walked over to the sofa, whilst Lavi hesitated before shutting the door and doing the same.

"As Reever probably told you, I received a call from central, Malcom C. Leverier to be precise, about…Allen." His voice wobbled on the name of the young exorcist all of them were so fond of. "I…I should have known! Something just wasn't right. But there wasn't any proof, a-and…" Komui babbled before he broke down, overcome by sobs. Lenalee pulled him into a hug, holding him until he had enough composure to get his words out.

"He s-said…He said Link arrived at central a few weeks ago, and he was calling because he just happened to think of us, and we should know not to expect Allen back any time soon…He…he…he's dead!" This pushed the man over the edge, and no one could get any sense out of him after that as he continuously sobbed into Lenalee, who looked pale and wobbled a little before Komui pulled her onto his lap, and the two of them let their feeling take them.

Both Kanda and Lavi sat where they were, unmoving. They both felt numb, but could feel the sorrow and pain that would soon engulf them stirring in the backs of their minds. A single tear trailed down Lavi's face, which was closely followed by another before he excused himself and left the room. Kanda also left, still no emotion showed in his features, except his eyes. His eyes were the picture of the crazed, wild feelings that were taking over. No one dared stand in his way.


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- 7. Get out alive (oneshot)
- Immortal (ongoing)

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